Ink-blotter.



0. B. MOEBES.

INK BLOTTER.

APPLICATION FILED 11.116,2, 1909.

Patented Mar. 1, 1910.

OTTO B. IVIOEBES, OF NEW DECATUR. ALABAMA.

FFGE.

INK-BLOTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1, 21910.

Application filed August 2, 1909. Serial No. 510,833.

To (all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, OT'ro l. bflonnns, a citizen of lthe United States,residing at New Decatur, in the county of Morgan and State of Alabama.have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ink Blotters, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings. ,0 'lhis invention relates to improvements in inkblotters and more particularly to one adapted to be attached to the handand especially designed for the use of bookkeepers. The object of theinvention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and practical device ofthis character which when applied to the hand will not restrict the freeuse of the lingers and which, in addition to its use as a blotter, maybe also used as a rule or straight edge.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel features of construction and the combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 'l is a perspective'view of theinvention; Fig. Q is a side or edge view of the same; and Fig. 3 is adetail section taken on the plane indicated by the line 3-3 in Fig. 2.

i0 The invention comprises a body member or plate 1 preferably in theform of a thin piece of wood but which may be made of metal or othermaterial.

2 denotes a piece of blotting paper which extends across the bottom faceof the plate l and has its ends 3 folded around the outer and inneredges of the body plate 1 and clamped against the top face of the sameby a clamping plate t. The latter is preferably constructed of a plateor sheet of metal and is of slightly greater size than the body plate lso that the forward or outer edge 5' of the clamping plate will extendbeyond the adjacent edge of the body plate to form a straight edge orrule. The parts 1, l may be fastened together by any suitable detachablefastening so that they will clamp the ends 3 of the blotter betweenthem. As illustrated, a single bolt G is preferably employed. This bolthas its head countersunk in the body plate l and its projecting threadedend engaged by a suitable nut 7 which when tightened against theclamping and rule plate 4 will securely clamp the ends of the blotter.To prevent the parts l, 4

from turning with respect to each other on the bolts G, the inner orright hand side edge of the plate l is turned downwardly to provide aright` angular stop flange 8, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3.

The device may be attached to the palm of the hand, preferably the lefthand, by any suitable means. As illustrated, however, I provide a fingerband or strap 9 and a similar wrist band or strap 10. These bands arcpreferably made of elastic and they are attached to the plate 4 bypassing them through parallel slots 11 formed in said plate, as will beunderstood on reference to Figs. l and 3. The front ends of the bands 9,l() arc adj ustably connected by clasps 12 which may be of any form andconstruction.

The use of the invention will be readily understood on reference to Fig.l, in which it is shown applied to the left hand, the latter-beingindicated in dotted lines. Vhcn so applied the lingers of the left handare free to permit the user to readily turn the pages of a book and toperform other work necessitating free movement of the fingers. lVhen thedevice is thus applied to the hand the blotting surface 2 is alwaysconvenient and when the device is used by a bookkeeper in posting theedge 5 may be conveniently used as a rule or straight edge.

It will be noted that the simple construction of the device enables itto be produced at a small cost and renders it strong and durable.Furthermore, itis easy to apply to and remove from the hand and theblotters may be quickly and easily replaced in it.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

l. A device of the character described comprising a body plate, aclamping plate having one edge extended to provide a stop, said clampingplate being formed with pairs of slots, finger and wrist engaging bandsarranged in the slots of said clamping plate, a bolt detachably clampingsaid plates together and adjustable fastenings for the free ends of saidbands.

2. The herein described device comprising a rectangular body l, arectangular clamping plate of greater width than the body and having itsinner end bent downwardly at right angles to provide a stop flange, andits opposite outer edge projecting beyond the body to form a straightedge, said clamping plate being formed with pairs of slots extendinglongitudinally of the plate, said clamping plate, and a bolt detachably10 linger and wrist engaging bands arranged uniting the body andclamping plates.

in the slots of said clamping plate and eX- In testimony whereof:I Ihereunto aiX my tending transversely of the same, and ad- .signatureV inthe presence of two witnesses.

justable fastenings for the free ends of said l OTTO B. MOEBES.

bands, a blotte-r extending across the bottoni of the body plate andhaving its ends turned Witnesses: upwardly and inwardly around the innerJ. D. GOFORTH, and outer edges of the same and beneath l l. M. EUBANKS.

